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ISBN: 978-1-57690-471-8©1999 Teacher Created Resources, Inc.

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Authors

Michelle M. McAuliffeMarsha W. Black

EditorMary Kaye Taggart

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Table of ContentsIntroductionHow to Use This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Lessons1. Wheel and Deal in Color

Color Mixing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2. Noteworthy NeutralsUsing Neutrals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

3. Art Shape-UpBasic Shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

4. Crafty, Curvaceous ContoursLine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

5. Ad-FadValue of Dark and Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

6. Tackling TextureTexture Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

7. Kaleidoscope CutupSpatial Relationships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

8. Exploring the Sun and ShadowsContrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

9. Dangerous Dragons, Terrible Trolls, and Weird WombatsOrganizing the Elements of Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

10. Practicing PerspectivePerspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

11. Toucan MosaicsAsymmetrical Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

12. Royal Foil MasksDominance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

13. Personality PhotoExpression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

14. Rectangle RiotNegative Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

15. Liquefaction ActionProportion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

16. Sun CatchersOrganizing the Elements of Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

17. Mag PixFocal Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

18. Stained Glass PizzazzRepetition and Overlapping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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19. Lots of Polka DotsSymmetrical and Asymmetrical Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

20. Scratch a Batch of ArtUnity, Harmony, and Variety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

21. Print and PatternFigure-to-Ground Relationships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

22. Design a No-Picture PictureAbstract Art. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

23. Mosaic ManiaMosaic Technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

24. Positive and Negative DesignForms and Negative Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

25. Print PixPrinting Techniques. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

26. Kite FlightCollage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

27. Wriggle into WeavingWeaving Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

28. Dynamic DimensionsThree-Dimensional Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

29. Name GameGraphic Technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

30. Seed-sational CreationsInterdisciplinary Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

31. Weather ArtMultifaceted Compositions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

32. Presents for Parents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

33. Let’s Talk Turkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

34. Awesome Ornaments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

35. Voila! Valentines! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

36. Bright Bunnies and Egg-cellent Eggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Management

Art Lesson—Generic Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Art Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

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Lesson 1

Wheel and Deal in Color

Purpose of the Lessonto acquaint the students with unmixed primarycolors (red, yellow, blue), mixed secondarycolors (green, orange, violet), and intermediatecolors (red-violet, blue-violet, yellow-green,blue-green, yellow-orange, and red-orange)

Art HistorySonia Terk Delaunay (1885–1980). Born inRussia, she was influenced by Orphic Cubism.She used many multicolored arcs to formintricate circles in her composition “ElectricPrisms.”

Materials• white construction paper

• black, thin-line, felt-tip pen

• black ballpoint pen

• ruler

• compass with pencil

• tempera paint

• mixing tray

• water

• brush

• pictures of objects with large, round areas(horn, tractor, drum, wreath, etc.)

ProcedureHave the students draw objects with large, roundareas such as a vehicle with a large wheel or achild’s swimming pool. Ask them to draw acolor wheel with a compass and divide it into 12equal parts. Tell the students to number thesections outside of the circle.

Primary colors cannot be created bymixing other colors.

Paint section 1 pure blue.Paint section 5 pure yellow.Paint section 9 pure red.

Secondary colors are made by mixingtwo primary colors together.

Mix yellow and blue to make green. Paintsection 3 green.Mix yellow and red to make orange. Paintsection 7 orange.Mix blue and red to make violet. Paintsection 11 violet.

Intermediate colors are made by mixing aprimary and a secondary color together.

Mix blue and green. Paint section 2.Mix yellow and green. Paint section 4.Mix yellow and orange. Paint section 6.Mix red and orange. Paint section 8.Mix red and violet. Paint section 10.Mix blue and violet. Paint section 12.

Assignment Choices1. Create a picture which shows overlapping

forms and their combined colors, forexample, a picture of leaves, flowers, and avase.

2. Use colors from all three classes of colorsto make a composition. Include anappropriate background for your picture.

ConnectionKnowledge of the color wheel helped Sonia TerkDelaunay make a famous painting. Color mixingin this lesson will apply to the art pieces thestudents make in the future.

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Lesson 2

Noteworthy Neutrals

Purpose of the Lessonto introduce the students to the neutrals white,black, and gray and to show their relationship tothe colors of the spectrum

Note to the TeacherNeutrals differ from the colors on the colorwheel in the quantity of light that they reflect.Black reflects no color at all. It absorbs thecolors of the spectrum equally. White reflects allcolors (or wavelengths of light) equally. Shadesof gray reflect some light and absorb some light,depending on the darkness or lightness of theshade. This is why neutrals enhance all colors.Consider this principle when selectingbackground or framing materials.

Art HistoryLouise Nevelson (1900–1988) was born in Kiev,Russia. Her compositions were usually done inneutrals, white and black. However, sometimesshe used gold for whole works or for accent.Her sculpture “Mirror Shadow II” is flat blackwith white and gold accents.

Materials• black, white, and gray construction paper

• black marker

• eraser

• fine-line, black pen

• scissors

• pencil

• paste or glue

• scrap white paper (may be used on oneside)

• superhold hairspray

ProcedureAsk each student to draw several sketches (onscrap paper) of nature scenes of their choice.Remind them that they only have black, gray,and white to work with. (They may have shadesof neutrals also.) First, each student must choosea background neutral and use the remainingneutrals to complete his or her picture. Thestudents cut out forms from the constructionpaper and then paste them on their backgrounds.The forms may also be added with marker orblack ink pen.

Assignment Choices1. On 9'' x 12'' (23 cm x 31 cm) gray

construction paper, draw a seascape. Makea small pattern of a duck, gull, or otherbird. Using this pattern, cut four or morebirds from black construction paper and thesame number from white constructionpaper. Paste each group on the paper sothat the birds are flying in oppositedirections. Add clouds and the sun.

2. Start with a piece of light blue 12" x 18"(31 cm x 46 cm) construction paper. Witha pencil lightly sketch a winter scene ofyour choice: snowmobiling, skating, skiing,tobogganing, etc. When the sketch isfinished and checked by the teacher, colorit in with white, gray, and black chalk.(Many interesting textures can be achievedby rubbing, erasing, etc.) When yourpicture is finished, spray it with superholdhairspray to fix the chalk permanently.

ConnectionAs students explore neutrals in this lesson, theycan enjoy the discipline of working with white,gray, and black as Louise Nevelson did.

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